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Snuffbox (Germany)
This is a snuffbox. It was attributed to Pierre Fromery and decorated by Christian Frederich Herold and made by Fromery Workshops. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is enamelled copper, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
- Calendar Holder (France)
- fire-gilt bronze.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1909-25-8
- Mount
- cast and gilt bronze.
- Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
- 1907-3-13
- Snuff Box (possibly Germany)
- inlaid gold and mother-of-pearl, chased gilt-metal, enamel.
- Gift of the Panwy Foundation, from the collection of Maria Wyman.
- 1994-129-5
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Sidewall, Athena, 1968
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
- 1998-75-176
- Box (France)
- tin-glazed earthenware, metal (mount).
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
- 2006-27-10
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 3 x 7.7 x 5.4 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Snuffbox (Germany); Attributed to Pierre Fromery (French, 1655–1738); Made by Fromery Workshops; Decorated by Christian Frederich Herold (German, 1700–1779); enamelled copper, silver; H x W x D: 3 x 7.7 x 5.4 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-81
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.
